Trust Wallet, the self-custodial crypto wallet owned by Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, has partnered with European fintech unicorn and digital banking giant Revolut to introduce a new way to purchase crypto assets on its platform. Trust Wallet users can now buy Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL) with Revolut through a direct integration, … Read more
BlackRock filed for a staking-enabled Ethereum (ETH) trust on Dec. 5, which reframes the question of what kind of risk stack institutional investors will accept. The document outlines a structure that requires allocators to price three distinct failure modes simultaneously. First, protocol-level slashing penalties can hit the trust’s vault account with no guarantee of full … Read more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made pound-denominated stablecoin payments a top priority for 2026, fast-tracking a dedicated regulatory sandbox for prospective issuers ahead of new digital-asset rules. The watchdog said the move is part of a package of “ambitious new growth measures” for next year, aimed at supporting UK‑issued stablecoins as a way … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) should see a “shock move” that brings back BTC price upside — but not until 2026. Key points: The next Bitcoin price bottom will take until 2026 to hit, new analysis concludes. Declining trading volume leaves little chance of a short-term bull market comeback. Sell-side pressure is cooling, and price could rally to … Read more
Bitcoin pushed toward $95,000 in the hours before the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 18 meeting, then retreated to the $92,000 zone amid Jerome Powell’s confirmation of a mixed-to-bearish stance for 2026 and delicate on-chain structure. The Fed delivered an expected quarter-point cut, bringing the target range to 4.25%-4.50%, but Chair Jerome Powell spent the press conference … Read more
Coinbase is moving deeper into the Solana ecosystem, letting users trade native Solana tokens through a decentralized exchange integration rather than traditional listings. Andrew Allen, Coinbase protocol specialist, said in an X post that Coinbase now allows its users to trade all Solana (SOL) tokens through a decentralized exchange (DEX) integration, “without listings,” he noted, … Read more
Blockchain data is casting doubt on the “for the people” launch narrative of memecoin Pepe, with new analysis suggesting that almost a third of the initial supply was held by a single entity and contributed to heavy early selling pressure. About 30% of the Pepe (PEPE) token supply was bundled at launch in April 2023, … Read more
Polish lawmakers have doubled down on crypto regulation rejected by President Karol Nawrocki, deepening tensions between the president and Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Polska2050, part of the ruling coalition in the Sejm — Poland’s lower house of parliament — reintroduced the extensive crypto bill on Tuesday, just days after Nawrocki vetoed an identical bill. The … Read more
United Arab Emirates’ telecom giant e& is reportedly preparing to test whether regulated stablecoins can support mainstream consumer payments, having signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Al Maryah Community Bank to explore the use of a dirham-pegged stablecoin across its digital channels. According to a Gulf News report, executives framed the collaboration as part … Read more
XRP’s (XRP) drop toward $2 was preceded by a significant drop in transaction fees, which analysts said may fuel a deeper price correction. Key takeaways: XRP transaction fees have dropped to 650 XRP per day, levels last seen in December 2020. XRP’s descending triangle targets $1.73. XRP transaction fees drops to five-year lows The total … Read more